Thankful Thursday

By Auntie Mone
In the spirit of Thankful Thursday...

If you go to the web site http://www.letssaythanks.com you can pick out a thank you card and Xerox will print it and it will be sent to a soldier that is currently serving overseas. You can't pick out who gets it, but it will go to some member of the armed services. It is FREE and it only takes a second.

Wouldn't it be wonderful if the soldiers received a bunch of these?

Update by the boss lady:
And now onto the traditional Thankful Thursday post. Today I'm thankful for/that:
  1. The tree in the backyard that has been menacing the car for years is finally going to come down today.

  2. Sis3, provincial teenager though she maybe, has been a great help to me the past few weeks. I don't know how I'll manage when she heads back home.

  3. Low humidity.

  4. The night time chorus of insects.

  5. Bubba turns 4 tomorrow.

  6. The people all over the world whose names we will never know who risk their lives to keep us safe.

What are you thankful for?
I speak the truth (as I see it)... if this is problematic for anyone... well then that sucks doesn't it...

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